Venom Game "Still In Development," Credible Insider Says

Published Sep 5, 2026, 5:43 AM EDT James Lucas is an Executive Editor at TheGamer who has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written hundreds of guides, news stories, and original reports, with bylines in IGN, NME, GaymingMag, and VG247, sourcing interviews with studio heads, legendary industry figures, prominent actors, and more. An expert on FPS games, Soulslikes, RPGs, and survival horror, James has intimate knowledge of a wide variety of titles, providing in-depth coverage and exclusive profiles. Some of the games they have extensively covered include: Half-Life 3, Counter-Strike, Elden Ring, and Fallout. They pride themselves on their consistently thorough research, leveraging nearly a decade of industry experience. You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com Reputable leaker NateTheHate claims that Insomniac's Venom game hasn't been canceled and is still actively in development. “Venom is very much still in development upon last check,” he posted to X. “As to when it’ll be announced, I don’t know.” If you're out of the loop on the entire Venom saga, here's a quick rundown: in 2023, ransomware group Rhysida hacked Insomniac and stole 1.6 terabytes of data in an attempt to blackmail the studio. When Insomniac refused to pay, the data was leaked online. Included among the internal files was concept art and a roadmap detailing Insomniac's upcoming projects, including a new Ratchet & Clank game, Marvel's Spider-Man 3, and the Venom spin-off. Venom was slated for 2025 on the internal roadmap, but Insomniac never officially confirmed the project, let alone announced a release date. So, following Tony Todd's death, most assumed the game had been canceled and that Insomniac was now focusing its efforts solely on Wolverine, Spider-Man 3, Ratchet & Clank, and the leaked X-Men game. However, NateTheHate isn't the only person to have cast doubt on the idea that Venom was canceled. Earlier this year, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier made an interesting comment in response to Miles Morales actor Nadji Jeter, who said in an interview: “We were going to have a Venom game [...] but we lost Tony Todd.” “That isn't true,” Schreier replied. You could interpret that in a couple of ways. Schreier may have meant that Jeter was mistaken about the project being canceled, or that other details of his account were inaccurate. Insomniac On top of all this, someone claiming to be an Insomniac employee posted to Reddit yesterday with what they described as “major details” about the game. It should be stressed that none of these claims have been verified. OP offered no evidence that they work for Insomniac, meaning everything that follows should be taken with a considerable grain of salt. They allege that Eddie Brock will be Venom, inspired by his comic-book appearance: “blonde, hugely jacked and 6'3.” The game will supposedly open with a montage of his life, showing him being abused by his father and developing a hatred of superheroes such as Spider-Man because of their no-kill rule. “Story will start with Eddie breaking into Oscorp to uncover the symbiote scandal involving the recent Carnage and symbiote attacks,” they claim. “Eddie, Miles and Peter will have a major frenemy relationship in the game and will be the playable trio, but Eddie and Peter's relationship is the focus [...] Carnage will be the main villain. Eddie's obsession and rivalry with Cletus is a major focus of the game.” There's considerably more in the original post and its follow-up comments, but the poster described the information as a rumor in order to avoid sharing identifying details with the subreddit moderation team that could potentially expose them. It may very well be genuine, but anyone can pose as an employee on Reddit and make educated guesses about what an Insomniac Venom game might entail, especially given the groundwork already laid in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. But the most interesting claim is that the game is targeting a 2027 release, and that Tony Todd “managed to record all of his lines before his unfortunate and very untimely death.” Systems Released October 20, 2023 ESRB T For Teen Due To Blood, Drug Reference, Mild Language, Violence Developer(s) Insomniac Games Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment Engine Insomniac Engine v.4.0 Genre(s) Open-World, Action-Adventure, Superhero